"Are you kidding me? Why would my boss force himself on this woman? She didn't even... you know..." Luo Wuyan rushed up to argue with the police.
Lu Zhiwei shook her head at Luo Wuyan, signaling her not to act impulsively and to go back to take charge of the overall situation, so as not to lose her composure.
Lu Zhiwei looked up at Shen Jinmo, who was sitting in a wheelchair next to Xia Wanying, his gaze towards her was complicated.
Xia Wanying couldn't stay calm at all. In front of everyone, she rushed towards Lu Zhiwei, hitting and cursing her: "You beast, why did you do this to me?"
Lu Zhiwei remained speechless throughout: "..."
She truly admired Xia Wanying's acting skills; she could play dumb, and even more so, she could feign innocence as a victim.
Liu Changqing sent two police officers to pull away the agitated Xia Wanying and tell her to sit in the police car first.
Then he brought a group of people into the Artists' Alliance to continue investigating the situation.
"Was Mr. William at the company last night when the incident occurred?" Liu Changqing asked Luo Wuyan.
Luo Wuyan nodded: "Yes."
"Has she met Miss Xia Wanying?"
"I've met you." Luo Wuyan nodded.
"Give me all the company's surveillance footage." Liu Changqing is reliable and meticulous in handling cases.
Luo Wuyan silently endured the silence and cooperated with him to retrieve the surveillance footage.
Lu Zhiwei, guarded by the police, stood in the company lobby, staring at the metal shackles in her hands.
There was not a trace of fear or worry on his face.
Shen Jinmo moved his wheelchair to her side, his expression cold and his brows furrowed, seemingly even more nervous than she was.
"Will Lu Zhiwei come to rescue you?" Shen Jinmo asked him.
When asked this question, Lu Zhiwei, who played William, couldn't help but laugh.
"Yes, she's already on her way to save me."
"Why did you do this to Xia Wanying?" Shen Jinmo asked seriously.
"You have to ask Xia Wanying why she set me up like this. She came to see me in person last night, begging me to get your Shen Group to join the design league. She even said I would regret it if I didn't agree. So, I was handcuffed this morning."
Lu Zhiwei shrugged.
Shen Jinmo looked at Xia Wanying sitting in the car with a complicated expression.
Liu Changqing quickly copied the surveillance video.
He personally placed it in front of Lu Zhiwei.
“Around 11 p.m. last night, Xia Wanying came to your company alone and stayed in your office for about 15 minutes.”
Lu Zhiwei admitted: "This is indeed the surveillance footage from last night."
"We can't release the remaining surveillance footage. Take her away and we'll talk about it back at the station." With that order, Liu Changqing had the police handcuff Lu Zhiwei and put her in the police car.
She had ridden in a police car several times, but this was the first time she had ridden in one as a prisoner.
Luo Wuyan and several elders of the alliance wanted to catch up.
Lu Zhiwei waved her hand, telling them to go back first.
Shen Jinmo brought Xia Wanying to the police station.
In the pitch-black interrogation room, Lu Zhiwei was seated in the interrogation seat.
Liu Changqing arrived with a police officer for interrogation.
Shen Jinmo and Xia Wanying sat on the side listening.
"This is the surveillance footage retrieved from the monitoring room; this copy is for your office."
Liu Changqing played the video on a tablet and placed it in front of Lu Zhiwei.
Lu Zhiwei looked at the content on the screen.
A man who looked exactly like William pounced on Xia Wanying and tore at her skirt. No matter how Xia Wanying screamed in the video, it was to no avail.
The environment in the surveillance footage was exactly the same as William's office, without any difference.
In other words, when Xia Wanying went to William's office last night to talk about something...
When negotiations failed, William became lustful and took advantage of her.
Before the video finished playing, Xia Wanying covered her face and cried, burying her head in Shen Jinmo's shoulder: "Brother Shen, please don't watch anymore, I beg you. It's all my fault, I shouldn't have taken it upon myself to go to William and ask him to let you join the design league. I just wanted to do something for you, to make you less angry with me, to make you happier, who knew he... he would have malicious intentions..."
Shen Jinmo reached out and patted her back: "Don't cry."
"Brother Chen, I'm tainted. I'm no longer worthy of you. Will you despise me?" Xia Wanying looked at him with teary eyes.
Lu Zhiwei watched silently as Xia Wanying directed and acted in this one-woman show.
After she had cried enough.
He had just spoken when he asked, "Captain Liu, are you sure this surveillance footage was retrieved from my office?"
"Absolutely true, there's no mistake," Captain Liu assured him personally.
Lu Zhiwei narrowed her eyes.
If the video is genuine, it's possible that a skilled hacker swapped out the original surveillance video, which had already been deleted.
As for how the copy that Captain Liu has now was filmed, we'll have to ask Ms. Xia Wanying.
"Then may I ask if my DNA sample was taken from this Ms. Xia?"
“You did not leave any semen inside her body, and the video clearly shows that. As for hair and fingerprints, we examined Ms. Xia’s entire body and did not find any. We can only say that you cleaned very thoroughly, but we have already sent people to examine the surveillance video and it was not AI-generated.”
"So you mean the case can be closed, and I'm definitely the murderer?" Lu Zhiwei sneered.
"Who else could it be but you? I'll remember your face even as a ghost." Xia Wanying jumped up from her chair, her stern accusation echoing in the interrogation room.
Shen Jinmo frowned, picked up his phone, and sent another message to Lu Zhiwei.
If you don't come soon, your friend is truly beyond saving.
Ding-dong—
A crisp bell rang in the interrogation room.
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